Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization Array
The Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization Array is a radio telescope dedicated to observing large scale structure during and prior to the epoch of reionization.- Type: Research institute
- Description: low frequency radio telescope in South Africa
- Also known as: “HERA”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include MeerKAT and KAT-7.
MeerKAT
Research institute
MeerKAT, originally the Karoo Array Telescope, is a radio telescope consisting of 64 antennas in the Meerkat National Park, in the Northern Cape of South Africa. MeerKAT is situated 1½ km northeast of Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization Array.
KAT-7
Research institute
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
KAT-7 is a radio telescope situated in the Meerkat National Park, in the Northern Cape of South Africa. Developed as the precursor engineering test bed to the larger MeerKAT telescope, previously known as Karoo Array Telescope, it has become a science instrument in its own right. KAT-7 is situated 1½ km west of Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization Array.
Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization Array
- Categories: radio telescope, observatory, and education
- Location: Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality, Namakwa, Northern Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-30.7218° or 30° 43′ 19″ southLongitude
21.42805° or 21° 25′ 41″ eastOperator
National Science FoundationOpen location code
4GX37CHH+76OpenStreetMap ID
way 1097130679OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=research_instituteOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatoryWikidata ID
Q40035308
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In Other Languages
“Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization Array” goes by many names.
- Ukrainian: “HERA (радіотелескоп)”
- Ukrainian: “HERA”
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